Eng 7s South Africa 2014- Fixtures & Results as they come in
By Kath
December 12 2014
ENGLAND Sevens have made three changes to their squad for this weekend’s HSBC Sevens World Series leg in Port Elizabeth, with Alex Davis, Sam Stanley and London Scottish No. 8 Mark Bright all coming in. The trio replace Dan Bibby (dislocated elbow) and Charlie Hayter (hamstring), while James Rodwell will continue to be assessed after taking a knock to his ankle in Dubai.
Bright represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year and scored 21 tries in 28 games for Scottish during the 2013/14 season which saw him shortlisted for the Championship Player of the Year Award and named in the Championship Dream XV. Head Coach Simon Amor said: “We’re incredibly grateful to London Scottish for releasing Mark to us for the third round of the World Sevens Series. “Unfortunately our centrally contracted group have suffered a number of injuries but we’re delighted to bring in someone of Mark’s proven ability. He was outstanding for us at the Commonwealth Games and we know that he’ll make a massive impact for us for this tournament. “Alex and Sam were out in Dubai competing for The Royals, our development side, in the elite invitational tournament, so it will be easy for them to integrate themselves into the squad.” England will face New Zealand, Japan and Samoa in their Pool in South Africa and Amor says that all three games will be extremely tough. “We know how strong New Zealand and Samoa will be and Japan are also a very capable side,” he said. “It will be very physical, but we’ll prepare well in training this week and look to perform to our full potential and take a step forward from last weekend.” England Sevens squad : Sam Blanchet, Tom Bowen, John Brake, Mark Bright, Phil Burgess, Alex Davis, Alex Gray , Christian Lewis-Pratt, Tom Mitchell (captain) South Africa Day One - 13/12/14 |
| Match | Time | Team | Result | Team | |
| 1. | 1030 | Fiji | 45-5 | France | |
| 2. | 1052 | Scotland | 12-14 | Canada | |
| 3. | 1114 | Australia | 33-21 | Portugal | |
| 4. | 1136 | Argentina | 31-5 | Zimbabwe | |
| 5. | 1158 | New Zealand | 24-7 | Samoa | |
| 6. | 1220 | England | 45-0 | Japan | |
| 7. | 1242 | South Africa | 26-0 | USA | |
| 8. | 1304 | Wales | 29-5 | Kenya | |
| 9. | 1346 | Fiji | 26-7 | Canada | |
| 10. | 1408 | Scotland | 19-12 | France | |
| 11. | 1430 | Australia | 50-0 | Zimbabwe | |
| 12. | 1452 | Argentina | 14-7 | Portugal | |
| 13. | 1514 | New Zealand | 29-0 | Japan | |
| 14. | 1536 | England | 22-7 | Samoa | |
| 15. | 1558 | South Africa | 38-7 | Kenya | |
| 16. | 1620 | Wales | 12-38 | USA | |
| 17. | 1704 | France | 24-21 | Canada | |
| 18. | 1726 | Fiji | 19-12 | Scotland | |
| 19. | 1748 | Portugal | 19-7 | Zimbabwe | |
| 20. | 1810 | Australia | 21-31 | Argentina | |
| 21. | 1852 | Samoa | 14-17 | Japan | |
| 22. | 1914 | New Zealand | 5-0 | England | |
| 23. | 1936 | USA | 33-5 | Kenya | |
| 24. | 1958 | South Africa | 36-0 | Wales | |
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Day Two - 14/12/14 |
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| 25. | 1051 |
Wales Bowl QF |
24-22 | Samoa | |
| 26. | 1113 |
Canada Bowl QF |
22-5 | Zimbabwe | |
| 27. | 1135 |
Japan Bowl QF |
12-26 | Kenya | |
| 28. | 1157 |
Portugal Bowl QF |
7-42 | France | |
| 29. | 1219 | South Africa Cup QF | 31-7 | England | |
| 30. | 1241 |
Fiji Cup QF |
19-31 | Australia | |
| 31. | 1303 |
New Zealand Cup QF |
28-7 | USA | |
| 32. | 1325 |
Argentina Cup QF |
24-19 | Scotland | |
| 33. | 1407 |
Samoa Shield SF |
21-14 | Zimbabwe | |
| 34. | 1429 |
Japan Shield SF |
15-24 | Portugal | |
| 35. | 1451 |
Wales Bowl SF |
14-24 | Canada | |
| 36. | 1513 |
Kenya Bowl SF |
14-12 | France | |
| 37. | 1555 |
England Plate SF |
0-31 | Fiji | |
| 38. | 1617 |
USA Plate SF |
26-19 | Scotland | |
| 39. | 1639 |
South Africa Cup SF |
19-10 | Australia | |
| 40. | 1701 |
New Zealand Cup SF |
29-0 | Argentina | |
| 41. | 1743 |
Samoa Shield Final |
14-19 | Portugal | |
| 42. | 1808 |
Canada Bowl Final |
24-5 | Kenya | |
| 43. | 1833 |
Fiji Plate Final |
14-21 | USA | |
| 44. | 1858 |
Australia 3rd Place Play Off |
34-19 | Argentina | |
| 45. | 1930 | South Africa Cup Final | 26-17 | New Zealand | |
Congratulations to South Africa
Eng 7s South Africa 2014- Fixtures & Results as they come in
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Date: 12/12/2014 14:40
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England 7s through to Cup quarter-final in South Africa
Posted by: UnofficialEnglandRugby (IP Logged)
Date: 14/12/2014 14:33
England 7s through to Cup quarter-final in South Africa
ENGLAND Sevens are through to the Cup quarter-finals at the South Africa 7s in Port Elizabeth with two wins from three on Day 1. They will take on hosts South Africa on Day 2 at 10.19am GMT.
With both sides already qualified, England lost their third Pool game 5-0 against New Zealand.
In a tense and physical game, England dominated proceedings in the opening half and were unlucky not to go in ahead, but the Kiwis hit back and Joe Webber scored early in the second half for the ultimately decisive score.
Head Coach Simon Amor said: "We're really pleased with the attitude of the guys today - we played some good rugby in the opening two games but we're disappointed with the result against New Zealand. South Africa will be another tough game for us tomorrow, but we'll prepare well."
Backing up an earlier 45-0 win against Japan, Amor’s side beat Samoa 22-7 in their second Pool match.
After falling behind early on against Samoa, England hit back well and Tom Mitchell made it 7-5 before the break with Samoa a man down.
Two second half tries from Jeff Williams and a second of the game from Mitchell sealed the win in what was an impressive performance.
England kicked off the day with a comprehensive seven-try win against Japan. Williams kicked off the scoring before Dan Norton, with two, and Christian Lewis-Pratt dotted down before the break.
In the second seven minutes Lewis-Pratt added his second before Tom Bowen and Phil Burgess rounded off the scoring.
ENGLAND Sevens are through to the Cup quarter-finals at the South Africa 7s in Port Elizabeth with two wins from three on Day 1. They will take on hosts South Africa on Day 2 at 10.19am GMT.
With both sides already qualified, England lost their third Pool game 5-0 against New Zealand.
In a tense and physical game, England dominated proceedings in the opening half and were unlucky not to go in ahead, but the Kiwis hit back and Joe Webber scored early in the second half for the ultimately decisive score.
Head Coach Simon Amor said: "We're really pleased with the attitude of the guys today - we played some good rugby in the opening two games but we're disappointed with the result against New Zealand. South Africa will be another tough game for us tomorrow, but we'll prepare well."
Backing up an earlier 45-0 win against Japan, Amor’s side beat Samoa 22-7 in their second Pool match.
After falling behind early on against Samoa, England hit back well and Tom Mitchell made it 7-5 before the break with Samoa a man down.
Two second half tries from Jeff Williams and a second of the game from Mitchell sealed the win in what was an impressive performance.
England kicked off the day with a comprehensive seven-try win against Japan. Williams kicked off the scoring before Dan Norton, with two, and Christian Lewis-Pratt dotted down before the break.
In the second seven minutes Lewis-Pratt added his second before Tom Bowen and Phil Burgess rounded off the scoring.